John Taylor's big night: Cambridge United legend's testimonial with Leeds United

Cambridge United and Leeds United welcome John Taylor on to the pitch for his testimonial (Image: Warren Gunn)

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Taylor said he was grateful to Peter Reid for agreeing to bring Leeds along to mark the occasion, not that the former England international was in charge of the Elland Road side by the time the game came around.

He said: “I was having a conversation with Paul Jewell who I knew from my time playing at Bradford and he said why didn’t I ask Peter Reid.

“Peter was a really nice bloke and he just said ‘fantastic, not a problem’ straight away.

“Unfortunately just before the game came up Peter lost his job, but they had some really good players. It was a really top, strong side and it was a fabulous evening.”

And there was no standing on ceremony from the visitors, who no doubt wanted to impress the caretaker manager, as Seth Johnson and Lamine Sakho put the visitors 2-0 up before Cyril Chapuis bagged a brace to make it 4-0.

Fittingly, Taylor pulled one back 15 minutes from time only for Chapuis to complete his hat-trick.

But two goals in three minutes from Billson-Page late on rounded off a 5-3 win for Leeds.

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Taylor said: “It was pretty packed and it was just a really good night.

“It was just a time that was filled with good emotion, my girls were there as well and it was a really good evening and the atmosphere was fantastic.”

Despite both sides seemingly having the ability to score at will at present, it is doubtful the Cambs Glass Stadium will witness a similar eight-goal thriller in Monday’s FA Cup tie.

And while Taylor believes the Championship side could prove too strong for United, he does not rule out the possibility of a shock.

He said: “They’re right up against it. If it had been six months ago and they’d drawn Leeds with all the turmoil going on, you’d have thought they’d have had a bit of a chance, but Garry (Monk) has got Leeds playing brilliantly at the moment.

“Saying that, Cambridge are on one of the greatest runs they’ve been on for many a year so that may equal it up a bit.

“It’s great to see the current crop of players doing so well and pushing their way up the league because it’s been a long time since they were in the top echelons of the league.

“When the results come on at 4.45pm, it’s nice to see there are more wins than defeats and I hope that can continue.”